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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Calm With Horses" Pages 132-167.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?
(a) A slimy texture.
(b) The ability to create a pearl.
(c) A fishy smell.
(d) A tough outer shell.

2. What does Arm sit watching while he waits for Dympna?
(a) A dog in a neighbor's window.
(b) Two schoolgirls smoking and talking.
(c) A video of Brandon's band playing.
(d) The Nephin Mountains in the distance.

3. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?
(a) Lightening in a cloudless sky.
(b) Ten inches of rain over four days.
(c) Record-breaking high winds.
(d) Thirteen days of heat and no rain.

4. What is foreshadowed by Matteen's comment to Sarah and Jenny "That's what passes for consent these days" (25) ?
(a) Sarah's aggressive response to Tansey.
(b) Matteen's success in lining up opponents at Quillinan's.
(c) Tansey's bullying at Quillinan's.
(d) The women's assault on Teddy.

5. Jamie Duffy's nickname, "Scaldyballs," is an example of which literary device?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Synecdoche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Davy Boran's attitude about his daughters?

2. Where did Martina stay in Holland?

3. What causes Bat to feel so nauseous that he rushes to the bathroom, thinking he will throw up?

4. Which character "resembles nothing so much as his own freshly revived corpse" (54)?

5. In the context of Young Skins, what does the word "estate" mean?

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